How Fast Can You Beat Pokemon Yellow with Just a Muk?

Most people don't like Muk but I have some fond memories from using one in battle and I think it's an interesting run. Let's see how this puddle of sludge does!
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[@jussioman]

The cards are cool. Every poketuber makes the standard tierlist. This one stands out.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, and they constantly have to reshuffle them because they are determining letter grades with like 5% of the whole data. This feels much better. Glad you like it!

[@carl4889]

I enjoyed your story about the kid with the level 255 Mewtwo. The more competitive Pokemon changes, the more it stays the same.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, that's a pretty nice way to look at it.

[@raziyatheseeker]

He is completely right. We all really did care about direct damage moves as kid, didn't we? I know I did. ^^;

[@dailydairy5892]

Just found your channel last week and couldn’t believe how high quality it is. Can’t wait for more!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that! Means a lot!

[@kyra4942]

its a real shame muk doesnt get earthquake in gen 1

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For me Mega Punch was the huge thing missing. It cost it a lot of time.

[@meevs]

I have to say I am surprised to see muk'd special stat in gen 1. With it being a specially defensive pokemon after the stat split, I would have expected it's special to have been higher. Also, while it probably would have nerfed him back down a bit, of all of the changes made in yellow version based on the anime the one that has always confused me the most is Blaine not getting a Magmar. I feel like that Charizard v. Magmar match up in the anime was so epic, it's one of the ones I remember the best still.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it’s clear Yellow just picked the early/popular stuff and seemingly omitted later things. I guess they didn’t want the Generation exclusive to be on his team? It would have been cool.

[@youtube-kit9450]

Reminds me of how Snorlax is a special defensive pokémon in later gens and you even sometimes gave it special attacks in gen 1, but its special in gen 1 isn't the amazing 110, but the worse 65.

[@peternicholas3719]

24:52 the gen 1 Compoundeyes ability got you lol

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

So frustrating lol.

[@TigerFestival1988]

Muk did a bit better than I anticipated. I expected much longer than three hours and more than ten resets, but it's beneath both, so good job Muk, despite that brutal Giovanni fight.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, candies could have made it smoother but like I said in the video I do stick by my process. I got a little unlucky and think 3-6 resets is possible but the time made me happy with it. It's not like the recent Cloyster stream where I had a slow but consistent run, then a fast but horrible luck filled run, and had to even the scales with an unprecedented third stream run but that one was magical and worth it lol.

[@johngleeman8347]

Thank you for the shout-out Brother. That must have been such a great time being the king of the playground after besting the OP Mewtwo with a bit of evasion cheese! Also, did I hear you say you took the geodude to pound town after it tackled you? XD

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I don't know about the king but people using glitched Pokemon was something else. Like, get good scrub ass kid.

[@MadMalMan]

Glad you addressed Sludge, I was thinking it would replace Body Slam Also poor Red and Blue Erika, she is Low Key the best Gym Leader in relation to her position in Gen 1, all fully evolved, and Victreebell with its almost 100% crit chance, wrap and status conditions.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, I really wanted to use it and tested it multiple times but it just slowed things down and it is a 'how fast' series at the end of the day. Erika is just a beast but you can skip her and hold her off forever so it loses the impact but she can probably destroy most Pokemon if you had to do her 4th.

[@gabr.7878]

I do absolutely love muk, the gen 1 poison types are just amazing to me

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It's interesting but I like the concept of something doing well with some flaws.

[@MrSpike1981]

“He’s a pretty solid Pokémon” he’s literally a blob LMAO, end credits gang brotha

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It learns harden!

[@nathanandsugar5252]

“One way ticket to pound town,”- is that how Muk was created?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

This muk is from all the degen comments on the video.

[@heathbrinkman3126]

I've never understood why grimer and muk get a pass but trubbish and garbodor are signs of "bad design". A pile of sludge versus a pile of garbage is essentially the same, and trubbish and garbodor have way more personality

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I like trubbish but the answer is that this was 26+ years ago in the very first iteration before Pokemon was even remotely popular. To be fair, I love trubbish, but the idea is that they had over a decade to be more creative. My shiny Trubbish named Bish is one of my prized possessions lol.

[@mikekalicki1059]

I like the new time card over the old ranking, gives it a little more info at a quick glance as to why a mon is where it is.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, that's the idea. Bogging it down with tiers and letter grades just seems like a bit much at the end of a video. I wanted something light and quick but it's crazy some people are still confused lol.

[@Kanbei11]

Ah yeah, Muk backwards and starts with pound. Gamefreak knew what they were doing for sure. Love the cards, they look so cool and stand out

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao, I really don't think they did. They were clueless in a lot of ways. Appreciate the feedback on the cards. I'm struggling with what to do for resets but we'll figure it out.

[@mukariz]

That story about the Muk memory is Pro.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Muk was a menace!

[@cduke_Net_Architect]

Great run! I was hoping to see Sludge get some love, but I understand why you could not make it worth it - especially as high of a level as Muk learns it - playing as a Muk (I believe that Grimer learns it a lot earlier). I can't say enough great things about your Tier cards though. They are refreshing and easy to look at. I have seen other folks mention that the Pokemon's final level should be added to each card, but I am not sure if it would really help or not. It might be difficult to do - without "cluttering" the cards. They look really good to me - whichever way you end up taking them.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, I'm not sure how to tweak them much. The level is insignificant to me and kind of ties into the final time. Like if something is at 5 hours of game time, you know it grinded very high or vice versa. I need to do a video but I'd really like to get like 1/3rd of the way through Kanto first for a little 'midterm' explanation. It's all new though.

[@jordanj2889]

Ayeee was waiting for this, one of my fave old gen poison types

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Same. I’ve had my eye on this one a while.

[@revelationtek3]

I like all the Muk everywhere. The body slam helps make Muk and the sludge thats left.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Maybe I'm not in the know but has Muk been everwhere?

[@revelationtek3]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Pokemon Go

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Hmm, it's always in 7km eggs but there's no wild spawns, raids, or anything to do with Muk in the game at the moment. In PvP you might see one or two but it's not a top meta pick. I guess it's a little confusing to me lol.

[@revelationtek3]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Oh that explains why I keep getting Muk

[@travisalexander6440]

You are a Real One for already considering the Alolan counterparts for your cross-gen runs this summer. Keep up the great work!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, I have some already recorded but I think the 'full' 8-9 video summer has to change considering the bad performance of recent cross gen runs.

[@AH12866]

Excited for this one. Love the Grimer family!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea I was excited about this one too.

[@TripleShizzle]

Great work narrating with no script! You're a real one haha

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate you making it that far. Yea, the scriptless approach makes it feel more like a conversation or like I’m just talking to some likeminded individuals. I think you lose a lot of natural feelings and thoughts as well as a lot of time which is important to save lol.

[@J.W.J.]

The Muk storytime was peak childhood memory nostalgia.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Oh yea. My second fondest was discovering roar/spikes/roost Skarmory in Emerald battle tower days lol.

[@moonflower1759]

I really love the card tier list idea, it looks neat 🤯❤️

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea. It needs to be a little cleaner perhaps but I’ll figure something out.

[@bigmuthafooka]

“Muk! Muk! Muk!” sounds like it could have been a scene in Rudy 😂

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It definitely was. ‘Mucky! Mucky!’

[@ChrisMcGiggity]

After seeing the learnset of this pile of kum, cant wait to see how this one turns out with such limited movepool. Keep up the great work matt!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks! Appreciate it!

[@travisleitzel1523]

Kum was aggressively pounding away on that cloyster but ultimately his PP was not sufficient….

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice one, lol.

[@InfernosReaper]

Congrats on not making a joke about the "muk spread." You are a better man than I...

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

You can’t be too on the nose. You have to have some subtlety.

[@user-ki7ux9mz6l]

Wow this is amazing content. Your channel is gonna blow up for sure!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

That's a really nice thing to say. Appreciate that.

[@r1r420]

Real one , you're doing great work ma boy

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks!

[@ruthlesace]

You are new to me but I've got 4 others I watch that do this. Thank you for doing this as well, new insights are always fun😊

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice. Glad to provide something different. I know I keep up with several channels and sometimes it's a little grating to see the same ruleset week in and week out.

[@RonGrethel]

Muk with minimize was a devastating combo on the playground

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

'WHY CAN'T PSYCHIC HIT IT!'

[@TheVilefiend1]

Loved your joke from the beginning of the video, good setup 😂

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that. Wanted to do it a little tastefully.

[@travisblankenship5167]

i love the pokemon card idea for the runs feels very early pokemon to me

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea I like it too. It needs some refining but I’ll still roll it out. When I get to 50, about a third of the way through I’ll do a tier list video or something. I think I have like 37~ confidently ranked runs.

[@blakeschwab7518]

i love Muk and weezing, i think its going to hit harder with sludge than people expect. hyped for this one

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I tested for a long time with sludge. I wanted it to be good so bad lol.

[@blakeschwab7518]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 it does make sense that it wouldnt be useful when you think about it, normal coverage is much better than poison, but i wanted to see it too lol

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Good against Koga, awful in the Giovanni fights and some of the Elite 4. Couldn’t fit it in!

[@brianvoll]

intro was great! the set up of the kum joke was spot on.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, didn’t want to drag it out, get it over with without actually saying it and move on lol.

[@leonardoluizleal4409]

First video, already subscribed. Nice editing and flow. I hope you have a great day!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that! Been working on that a lot so nice to see someone appreciate it.

[@MobileGamingChronicles]

Dang, I've been missing out on some great videos you've made. I definitely have a back log of videos to get to.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

They are there forever. Catch up whenever!

[@charlessegale6493]

Ah yes, I remember watching BrainScratch Commentaries' commentary on Pokémon Yellow back in college over a decade ago where Ted brought up the name.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I haven't heard of that. Is it KZbin stuff? Commentary on Pokemon Yellow in general or like a let's play?

[@charlessegale6493]

@Gym Leader Matt A prerecorded Let's Play which is why it's referred to as a commentary...that, and they usually have a hard time staying on topic. BrainScratch Commentaries is often known for being professionally unprofessional. XD

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Sounds about like me. Trying to keep up with the Jones’s but not blind to the fact this is just a hobby and I need to let loose and have fun with it.

[@Purple_23_]

This channel is a top tier pokemon channel. Quite a real one. :)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate the high praise!

[@Brando1444]

Hi Matt! Love the cards keep them around

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Changing them up a little starting with today's video!

[@Rda95]

Hey man, great video. Just wanted to say 2 things. First off, the cards are really well designed especially the indication of which version the run was played in. 2nd, would have been funny to have the minimize sprite replace the Muk sprite on the side when you used it in the final battle since it auto turns on animations. Just a thought. Keep it up man.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that. I think the extra coding just for the minimize sprite is a little above my pay grade as far as KZbin videos go, haha. It's a time investment enough to make 3 variations of each sprite for the overlay as it is!

[@GeneralWiggins]

Muk's one of my favorite pokemon so I'm damn glad to see someone do it justice. Hell yeah.

[@GeneralWiggins]

Commented too early. Those cards are SICK. Great way to do a tier list

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea I got some details to iron out but it’s coming along!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Also, yea it was a nice run. I’d love to have seen it get something else in the early game though.

[@juliosmotivation3268]

Always real you're videos are great to listen to while working

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that a lot, brother.

[@lenlee14]

“Some Pokémon have hidden messages in their name…” *subscribed*

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Perfect.

[@Eintracht-uy3cz]

Watching you fight Erika right now. Mega Drain is pretty helpful on Muk I guess, gen 1 poison types are an interesting bunch - not just Muk and Weezing, but also Tentacruel and the several grass/poison types. Victreebel is amazing in particular.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Agree with that but Weezing is going to be one of the worst evolved Pokémon I think but we’ll just have to dive in and see that one.

[@rpglilac1251]

Love the look of the card tier list. Definitely stands out from other PokeTubers!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks! Needs some tweaking here and there but overall it inspired my thumbnails too. I think my first and second iterations were pretty bad but I eventually landed on something simple I liked.

[@NyQuilDreamer]

I appreciate your consistent use of the word consistent

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Get ready to hear that word a lot lol. Gotta be consistent when you are pressed for time and can’t do 10 runs per Pokémon.

[@jonbuoy1877]

I'm here with a can of the most generic/store brand sounding Soda of all time: Signature Select Cola Soda 😂

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Sodie pop is sodie pop as a wise man once said.

[@Elfman126]

Hi Gym Leader Matt, I have watched your channel for months but was too afraid to comment until now and sorry it's a late comment but, I absolutely love your videos. It's Pokémon Challenge channels like yours and many others I love watching on a daily basis that inspired me to do my own Pokémon challenge runs. I have been doing challenge runs of my own since 2020 and, I have loved Pokémon and have been a fan since I was 3 years old. My favourite games are Pokémon Fire Red and Pokémon Emerald and have been since I was a child.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

No need to be afraid. I appreciate it. There's always something that inspires us and it's always good to have that in life. As long as you have fun and enjoy it, it's all that matters.

[@pyritenightmare]

Can't believe Kum has PP issues when pounding, usually pounding is well known for having good PP despite its low quality as a move. I guess Kum isn't as strong at finishing off its opponents as people would expect.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Not everyone is as lucky!

[@rallyl7053]

Just starting the video. I’ve always liked Muk though so I’m excited

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice. Yea I’ve been wanting to do this one for a while.

[@eternalnos2179]

Happy Sinday dude. You should try a pawmot run in gen 1 for no particular reason. Thanks again for the content

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Maybe. I’m a little discouraged with cross Gen runs. They started strong but get very low views the past couple. I’m doing some Gen 7 cross Gen runs coming up and their performance will determine how hard I go on more. They take a good bit of extra work.

[@eternalnos2179]

@GymLeaderMatt1987 That's totally understandable man, I think that when I watch them. Goodluck with it, whatever helps the channel.

[@PegasusPablo]

If you can find guaraná soda, it's a great beverage to sip through these videos.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ngl, I don’t even drink much soda these days. Mainly water! Gotta keep it healthy.

[@Pomali1029]

Ooff guaraná is the absolute best for a sody pop! Stumbled upon one on a latino market store and became addicted. Sad i cannot find any sugarfree though

[@selfconfessedcynic]

Re: the tier list, I like the card idea a bunch and like the look. What I will say, though, is that it's hard to tell with that grid layout where the breakpoints between tiers are (especially when zoomed in). I suggest: making each tier a different background colour? Or perhaps not using a grid layout. Or maybe go all the way with the bit and make the tier list like a flipbook with each page a different tier. That way you can flip between pages and add suspense where the card will go, haha. Either ways, enjoyed the video. Good run. Even if I don't understand why using the 8ish rare candies after rival 6 instead of before Giovanni was such a big deal lol.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

They are simply ordered by rank atm. The change was necessary because it's really hard to say what is in what tier when you haven't done the majority of the runs. Like what is A tier? Every other channel constantly has to shuffle them around because they don't have enough data and simply putting them in order from best to worst and worry about the fad of a letter grade later.

[@selfconfessedcynic]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Fair enough - though, letters aside, the concept of some kind of grouping of like-times is useful, visually speaking. It conveys information without having to read the actual numbers. It's the concept of a graphical representation, transposed to times. Maybe you can be objective and have groupings of < 2:20,

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Fair enough. I do have them ordered though but I guess I could try to be more obvious with it. I'm not going to work too hard on it. I just want to get summer content done so I can do some irl things I have to do and when we get more data, I can make a video on it.

[@selfconfessedcynic]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I'm super looking forward to the additional cross-gen and regional version runs etc Keep rocking my guy! 👍🏽

[@chonwarren9941]

Just wanted to say I love the card idea they look really cool especially with how you identify what game you played

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For sure. It'll be cool for the cross gen runs too I think.

[@chonwarren9941]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I agree it'll be amazing for the cross gen runs

[@kabirdang1346]

Just noticed that u changed your profile pic, it looks good!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, the Pikachu sprite for that live stream was special lol.

[@bcfross]

"Ekans is snake :) arbok is cobra.. :) muk.." 0.0 (Apply Joe's meme here)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao who is Joe?

[@Aria.Sterling]

U sure those kids didn’t shout Muk! Muk! Muk! backwards? Also, what’s good bud? Been away for awhile, great to see you still grinding!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, I'm sure. We were like 10 at the time. Not much has changed, just doing videos as always, lol. Same ol', same ol'.

[@larryscott981]

You're a real one, BROTHER!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that brother.

[@mukariz]

I really like the cards for your tier list. Real One!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

They’ve been since updated but a good idea I think.

[@Polyphony1987]

Thanks for the video!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks for watching!

[@travisbrown2480]

Muk is gonna kick some major butt

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It did alright considering the start!

[@germanoschefo]

the best intro ive seen in a long time

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks, lol.

[@germanoschefo]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 no problem, i love kum

[@onlylovesucceeds666]

Real one^^ I love your new pika pic

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Same. Very good sprite lol. Thanks for making it that far!

[@Zz-_-]

Gengar cosby don't sleep on him

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Hmm.

[@mrexists5400]

I still have a first edition holographic Muk card from when I was a kid

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice. Wish I had my full collection!

[@foodruct]

This is the first time that I have seen muk's back sprite in gen 1 and I think the cards are amazingly well done and unique

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks! Working on it on the backend to give the tiers more weight and direction still but it’s a good start.

[@johnlippert5231]

Pure poison? Sounds like you better be ready for that TOMBSTONER, BROTHER

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nah, this is the video where I lose and end the challenge incomplete lol.

[@johnlippert5231]

​@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Who could blame you? I love Gen 1, but making TOMBSTONER a 250 base power 100% accurate ground move that only fails on ghost Pokemon was a huge oversight on the dev team.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

​@John Lippert well.. back in the day it may be impossible, but these days with nature's and abilities and Z moves... may be possible

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Tombstoner is a thing of the past. Let the myth grow.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 oooo legend of zelda a thing of the past Or even a tombstoner of the past

[@jackruby6696]

Cards are cool. Same with that sodie pop animation. Real one

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice. I like the card system too. Maybe someone will take it next week lol.

[@uschwitz]

Real One 💯

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The kind of one there is!

[@Speedrunner0218]

A bit late on this run, but with mega punch, or at least minimize as a starting move too would have really helped

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea Megs Punch is an instant 20+ minute time save past Mt Moon and Nugget Bridge. It’s brutal on runs to be slow in the highest cluster of mandatory battles in the game.

[@reddragonpress]

The tier cards look nice!! It would also help if someone wanted to, I dunno, set up an interactive site for the tier list or something.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, a website is a bit much for something I just do on the side. It would be cool but I just don't have a big enough website to warrant that.

[@travisblankenship5167]

howdy matt looking forward to watching muk dominate the game

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice. I don't know about dominate but you know I put it in the best position.

[@travisblankenship5167]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 yes sir, you do great work brother

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I've been picking Yellow version for various reasons over the years and we just now get a Scott video where he's finally like 😲Yellow is faster for some Pokemon? We even had a discord voice call where I said it and he was like hmm, I'm not sure lol.

[@junaidwhatyon3172]

So its Kum too this.. bring on the tombstoner brothaar

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Solid run!

[@jackruby6696]

Thank you silph co for that hyper potion

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It's such a good placed item.

[@zackriti464]

I did a grimer/muk run via sanqui. Grimer was terrible but after evolving, Muk did very well.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice. I'm glad I never have to touch Sanqui again lol.

[@jackruby6696]

Hell yeah all my fav poketubers uploaded today

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I didn’t get a Jrose or Hidden Jim video sadly.

[@jackruby6696]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I got Scott, you and rby challenges

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Better get on the Jim train.

[@jackruby6696]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Jim’s great, underrated

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

A hidden gem, if you will.

[@Bones1220]

Lol hilarious intro.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, better to get ahead of it or every comment would allude to it. Gotta do things on your own terms with at least a hint of subtlety lmao.

[@kellyhollifield6634]

I think Agatha will be the biggest pain in the run..

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It’s not that bad here. I think Yellow’s Agatha is worse. The threat of Gengar #1’s hypnosis is gone and that’s the scariest part to me.

[@jan14999]

When you start mukking around............

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

They are going to find out!

[@unknownpitfall6135]

pre video prediction: muk is not going to do particularly well, but at least acid armor will make koga a breeze. though it is one of the worst badge boosting moves.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It's a little better than that but no acid armor today. Even if I didn't use minimize, harden would be much preferred.

[@tylerjarboe8212]

I think Muk will do alright, not great but alright

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I’d say above average. Not bad at all!

[@warrior4life34]

Cards look awesome

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks, brother. Still tweaking some things but the idea is all that matters now.

[@GoonieLord]

Muk (Kum) take out the k & add a c 🤣

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

thatsthejoke.jpg

[@qorv4973]

Im gonna hit like AND comment. For the algorothm and Muk monster

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Wow, a double wammy. Appreciate that!

[@Pomali1029]

Trying to keep it pg13 when commenting dried my mind so here's a sody pop instead

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Hey, gotta keep it subtle!

[@Pomali1029]

I think I managed lol have a great weekend brother!!

[@ryanbenedetti-kp2yx]

Seriously was wondering if you were gonna say the one benefit of Sludge was the Blaine fight

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Not at all. It's not super effective or anything. Just against Koga but it's slower on like 3-4 battles including the toughest ones.

[@ryanbenedetti-kp2yx]

Yeah I can see what you mean. I always thought the Kumdog was great in general in gen 1, but then I remembered he's definitely more useful in gen 2 and that's probably what I was thinking of.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Elemental punches maybe? Idk I haven’t looked at muk there yet.

[@kwcamp4487]

Real one 😎

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, bud.

[@IrrelevantPride]

Tombstoner brother!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

A tombstoner to you and yours!

[@OasisCherryjuice182]

IMO minimize/double team should be banned either way. I get the logic but I still think it's more interesting if all Pokemon have to find a way around tough battles.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Hard disagree. Only 6 Pokemon learn minimize total and two of those are shared evos with each other like Clefairy/Clefable and Grimer/Muk. Double Team is only naturally found on two Pokemon total. It's part of their flavor and kit and not using them just makes the runs significantly worse and you are punishing them for what Gamefreak put on the kit. The TMs I ban are because it would define the runs and most Pokemon would resort to it but when only 5% of the total Pokemon in gen 1 learn it naturally, it's nice to see how it helps them even the scales. A flat out ban is just a hard nerf to a very small and niche group of Pokemon.

[@havuckofp]

Here i am... watching this again!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice.

[@victoriancu5661]

Just fyi, you didn’t use earthquake on the final flareon. Not sure you noticed by you used body slam and that’s why it survived a turn.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Whoops! Mistakes happen and sometimes it's hard to catch them. I'd chalk it up to just a misplay that I didn't catch even while editing.

[@davidlee2052]

Nice

[@miiitchhh225]

Liking and commenting for the kum algorithm

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Hope you get out of that algorithm asap lol.

[@bananaspice1967]

Wonder how different it would be in FR/LG. Since its special defense is actually pretty good

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I haven’t looked into it but without minimize I’d have to say roughly the same, if not worse. One day we’ll get to see some more gen 3 content but software-wise I’m so far off from it.

[@lukcdk]

this is my kingdom muk

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Something like that.

[@luukzilla1519]

I have a question, can you make a video about beating Pokemon fire red with only one Kabuto? Edit: to make things easier you can turn it into a Kabutops if it's to hard

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I'll be redoing Kabuto eventually but I have no plans to play Fire Red at the moment. If I hop into Gen 3 it'll be emerald rather than the remakes of the things I already play.

[@luukzilla1519]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Alright

[@MarcoCarlosYT]

You've mentioned before that medium slow exp group is the best whilst slow is the worst, so how does medium fast and fast compare?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Fast is the best but it's only on virtually 3 Pokemon. Clefairy and it's evo, Jigglypuff and it's evo, and Chansey. It's rare to really 'count'. The medium fast is just the standard level up group. It's not stupidly slow and I think around level 68 it's faster than the medium slow group but by that level 99% of the Pokemon don't need to level up anymore. Medium slow is so good because of how bad the early game can be. It's actually faster than the fast group for the first handful of levels and levels up faster than medium fast until that level 68 mark. Faster levels equals easier battles and less grinding so that's the sentiment.

[@philmeyer1792]

the third eye knows

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

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